Improvement in trunks



rra rf-TATES NINIAN STEWART, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRuNKs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,905, dated J une13, 1871; antedated June 2, 1871.

To whom it may conce-rn:

Beit known that I, NINIAN STEWART, of Detroit, in the county of Wayneand State of- Michigan, have invented a neu7 and useful Improvem ent ina Writing-Desk and Toilet-Table Attachment for Trunks 5 and I do declarethat the following is a true and accurate description thereof',reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters ofreference marked thereon and being a part of this speciication, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective of my attachment as a toilet-tablesecured to a trunk. Fig. 2 is a similar view as a writing-desk.

Likeletters indicate like parts in each gure.

The nature of this invention relates to the attachment of certaindevices Within a trunk of any size, and folding, when not in use, in-

to the top thereof, so arranged that at will a.

dressing-table with a flat top, and a toiletglass, or a Writing-deskwith a sloping or inclined top, and'a stand upon which to place aninkst-and, may be had Whenever desired. The invention consists in thearrangement of the various parts to form a complete whole for thepurposes above mentioned, in con1bination with an ordinary packing ortraveling trunk, as more fully1 hereinafter set forth and described. Y

In the accompanying drawing,A representsA the bottom, andB the top of anordinary trunk,

hinged together in the usual manner. The top and bottom of the trunk:may be divided into compartments of any. size and form, ex-

cept that a small space must be left in the bottom part of the top,Within which to fold up the attachment, hereinafter described, when notrequired for use, in such a manner as not to interfere with the closingand locking ofthe trunk. U are slides, one end of which is pivoted tothe ends of the trunk top near the rear wall of the same. The length ofthese slides should conform to the Width of the interior of the saidtop. A rectangular frame, J, conforming in `Width to said Width of thetrunk top, has its ends so arranged as to have a reciprocating movementin the slides O. To the top'of this frame is hinged the table top D,

v which has a small mirror, E, secured to it in such a manner that, whennot required, said mirror will fold into a corresponding opening,

F, in the table top D. G and G are braces hinged together at a, thelower ends of which rest upon and are secured to the front edge of thebottom part of the trunk in such a manner as to be readily detached whenrequired. The upper ends of these braces Gengage with and are secured tothe under side of and near the front edge of the table top. The otherbraces G', at their upper ends, engage with and are secured to theslides G by suitable pins or otherwise, as may be most convenient anddesirable.

` To change the table top from the dat position shown in Fig. l the pinswhich secure the braces G to the slides C, and which pass through saidbraces and slides into suitable holes in the end of the rectangularframe, are removed; the frame isl drawn upward in the -slides until thedesired inclination of the top is had. The pins are then reinsertedthrough the ends of the braces, slides, and into other holes in the endsof' the rectangular frame, a series of these holes being provided forthe purpose. The mirror is then folded down, when its back offers asmall platform, H, upon which to place an inkstand.

To prevent the back of the mirror from presenting the same inclinationas the table top tivo small wedges or dogs, I, pivoted into the sides ofthe opening in the top to receive the mirror when closed, which dogs,being raised, allow the mirror to rest upon them, and keep it in such aposition that the inkstand will not slide off.

To close the trunk, remove the braces G G',

fold the table top down between the slides in- Y to the top of thetrunk, and secure the braces by suitable straps on the bottom of thetable top, so that, when the latter is folded down, the braces will restWithin the rectangular frame. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The trunk A, provided with the slides C, tabletop D, mirror E, andbracesG G', all the parts being constructed and arranged sub stantiallyas described and shown, for the pura Witnesses:

Tiros. S. Seamen,

M. STEWART.

